1988 Boston College Eagles football team

The 1988 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by eighth-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. On November 19, the team participated in one of the first American college football game played in Europe, in the Emerald Isle Classic, played in Dublin, Ireland.

1988 Boston College Eagles football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	3–8
Head coach	Jack Bicknell (8th season)
Captains	Joe Wolf Mark Murphy[1]
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 1	No. 8 USC	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–34
September 10	Cincinnati	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 41–7
September 17	at No. 16 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 20–23
September 24	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 17–31
October 1	Pitt	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 34–31
October 15	Rutgers	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–17
October 22	at No. 6 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 19–59
November 5	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 7–10
November 12	No. 15 Syracuse	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	L 20–45
November 19	vs. Army	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic)	W 38–24
November 26	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 28–45
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

References

1. 2009-10 Boston College Record Book pg. 114
2. "1988 Boston College Eagles Schedule & Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.